Last example sentences
Related (12): final, ultimate, endure, persist, continue, previous, recent, conclude, finish, latest, closing, remaining
"Last" Example Sentences
Common Phrases
- last but not least
- last straw
- last resort
- last minute
- last-ditch effort
- last laugh
- at last
- to last
- last and final
- the last time
- last chance
- last rites
Examples by Level
A1
- This is the last apple in the bowl.
- The last bus comes at nine o'clock.
A2
- I saw him last Monday at the coffee shop.
- How long will this food last in the fridge?
B1
- Looking back, that was the last time everything felt normal before everything changed.
- She's been stressed about money for the last few weeks, though she tries to hide it.
B2
- The last person to believe in him was his mother, and even that faith was wearing thin.
- He'd made enough mistakes that this job felt like his last real chance at stability.
C1
- What we call closure often arrives only after the last echoes of anger have finally faded.
- The tension between them had been building for months — its eruption, when it came, felt less like a surprise and more like a last inevitable release.
C2
- There's a particular kind of grief that comes with knowing something won't last — not dramatic, just the quiet understanding that all things, eventually, reach their last moment.
- She'd made peace with impermanence long before anyone else was willing to even acknowledge that nothing, no matter how precious, could last forever.
Examples by Scenario
🏠 Everyday Life
- The last time I checked, my keys were on the kitchen counter, but now they're gone.
- My dog ate the last of the leftovers before I could even reheat them.
💼 Workplace
- The last meeting of the day got cancelled, so I actually left on time for once.
- She's been working here for the last three years and still doesn't know anyone's name.
📊 Business
- Our last quarterly report showed a fifteen percent decline in revenue across all divisions.
- The last contract we signed with them expires at the end of next month.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
- I grabbed the last one off the shelf before someone else could get it.
- They were out of my size, so I bought the last one in a different color.
✈️ Travel
- We missed the last train and had to stay in that awful hotel overnight.
- The last flight out was overbooked, so they asked for volunteers to take the next day's flight.
📚 Education
- The last assignment of the semester is due next Friday, and I haven't even started it.
- My daughter came home crying because she got the last pick for the group project.
❤️ Relationships
- That was the last time I let him make promises he couldn't keep.
- We held hands on the last night before he deployed, not saying much of anything.
📰 News / Politics
- The last election showed a significant shift in voter sentiment across the region.
- The senator's last public statement contradicted everything she'd said two weeks prior.
💻 Technology
- The last update completely broke the app, and now nobody can log in.
- I checked the last time my account was accessed and it wasn't me.
📝 Formal Writing
- The last section of the report addresses recommendations for future policy implementation.
- As noted in the last paragraph, these findings require further investigation and validation.